Whisper Number' (PAR 008)
the 5th Air Traffic Controllers full-length is the first to feature
London-based drummer Jon Steele (State River Widening), and a return
to the very popular "black and white" sleeve format that
led to so many dozens of sales for our earliest titles. Minidisc
recordings from '99/2000, way fucked. Really. Straight Up. Would
We Lie To U? Check out an MP3
from this album.

'Existence
Period' (PAR 005)
the 4th album from the New York/New Zealand improvisational duo
is a collection of live recordings and radio broadcasts from '98/'99.
The album also features a appearance by Army of Ghosts / ARE Weapons
member Ryan Noel. Check out an MP3
from this album.

'Assistant
To The Assistant' pisses all over the old stuff (unless
you've never heard the first 2 ATC CD's, in which case this
is a "mature, expansive work"). Features many
knobs, switches and buttons.

'Assistant
To The Assistant' (PAR 003)

The
band's debut CD, 'Women
& Other
Minority Groups, Vol. 1'
(PAR 001) and
second CD, 'The Art of Looking'
(PAR 002) are out of print on CD.

ARMY OF GHOSTS - The Horror
(PAR 004) CD
having released 2 vinyl-only albums under the name Ayler's Angels,
Army of Ghosts are a New York City-based improvisational jazz
duo (sax and drums), utilizing more experimentation in the way
of sampling, spoken word interludes and sound collage effects
than any of their contemporaries. Having played up and down the
eastern U.S. seaboard, sharing stages with the likes of Jackie-O
Motherfucker, Peter Brotzmann, Air Traffic Controllers, Tower
Recordings and others, they have staked a claim as one of the
younger and braver new avant combos. With members of Army of Ghosts
coming in and out of new NYC bands like Neon France, Russia and
ARE Weapons, they have been accused of spearheading a No Wave
revivial of sorts, but the Vietnam-influenced recording of The
Horror is much harder to pigeonhole. It could be free jazz filtered
through punk, avant rock informed by improvisational jazz, or
possibly a terrific conceptual gesture designed to confuse and
amaze. Or all of the above. Download an MP3 from this album here.

anti:clockwise - rewatching
(PAR 009) CD
Solo recordings from Robert Dennis of New York City, a man whose
performances as a member of Tono-Bungay, Eyeball 9000 and Fire
In The Kitchen have caused much murmuring and analysis. Murmur
no more, restless persons, Robert's one-man whirlwind of chaos,
kaos and sound aka anti:clockwise, is now available on easily
infringeable compact disc. 'rewatching' fornicates with genres
we haven't even learned to spell yet. Puts the "ut"
in "debut", though putting the "ut" in connecticut
would probably help more people. Download an MP3 from this album
here.